Display fixture



June 6, 1933. Q BROWN ET AL 1,912,820

DISPLAY FIXTURE Filed Jan. 20, 1951 Gum/"e410.

'Patnt ecl June 6, .1933

' UNITED STATES PATENT" OFFICE F CLARENCE A. BROWN AND ROBERT w. none, or nUrLANmv-mmonr DISPLAY Fix Tenn Application filed January 20,1951. Berni at; 510,008.

This inventionrelates to a display fixture by means of which one or more articles of merchandise or boxes containing the articles can be supported wherethey can be easily 5 seen and inspected by prospective purture utilizing brackets which can be reversed i p ying difierent kinds of articles.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention residesin the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing, the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the fixture, the same being provided with three different kinds of brackets for holding the merchandise to be displayed. 1

Figure 2 is a section on line 2--2, Figure 1, the lower bracket being removed.

Figure 3 is an enlarged plan view of the lower bracket. i

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates the base ofthe' fixture which can be made of a metalcasting or of any desired construction and in the present instance this base has an upstanding boss 2 in which is seated the lower end of a standard 3. The standard consists of an angular metal bar having a number of twists whereby there are produced spiral channels a 4 extending from one end to the other of the standard. The upper end of this standard can be detachably engaged by a head 5 7 provided for ornamental purposes although it also serves as a means for preventing upward removal of the standard.

brackets from the In practice'any desired number of bra'ckets maybe m cunted: on the standard, th se beih dis osed in superposed relation. The

tio'ns. For example, and as shown in]? area 1 and 2, eachbracket can be made r,

a" broad strip of sheetmetal indicatedlat ti and provided atone end with a transverse flanged] while af tapered' Sr-0t s is extended intotheotherefld and farms spaced tongues 9 The free end' of each tongue is bent to provideasleeve 10, the two sleeves alining so as to receive areinovable retainingp'in 11.

' a point adjacent to its center the bracketG can beformed with a tongue 12 extend longitudinally thereof and struck male from; thefree end of this tongue being provided with one or more points or spurs as shown at 13. ;The tongue 11 and the flange 7 are extended from opposite sides respec-' tively of the bracket.

Obviously by removing pin 11 the slotted end of the bracket can be placed astride standard 3 after which the pin can be reinserted. The free end portion of the bracket will then swing downwardly by gravity until limited by contact of the pin and the walls of the slot with spaced portions of the standard. Thus the bracket will be held in an inclined position but cannot be moved upwardly'or downwardly unless rotated on the standard so as to be screwed therealong.

Should the bracket be located with the flange 7 uppermost a box or the like could be held thereon by the flange. By reversing the bracket, however, the free end of the tongue 12 could be used as a means for engaging the bottom of an article mounted on the bracket so as to prevent it from slipping therefrom.

Should it be desired to support the bracket horizontally, the tongues 9 could be bent as shown at 14 in Figure 1.

Instead of extending a slot into one end of the bracket so as to form spaced tongues, the bracket can be formed of a broad strip of metal or the like shown at 15 and similar :end and by removing the head 5 the strip can be placed on the standard which will extend through opening 16. Thus the bracket can be brought to any desired position on the standard after which it will be held by frictional contact therewith. In other respects this form of bracket corresponds with those already described, the same being provided on one faceiwith a' flange 17 while a, p pointed tongue 18 is extended from the opposite face thereof.

What is Claimed is:

A display fixture including a one piece 7 7 standard consisting of a rigid angular barwhich has been twisted throughout its length to provide spiral channels of long pitch, a brackethaving an opening adjacent to one end through which the standard is extended loosely, said opening being elongated and having opposed endwalls; the bracket being normally tilted by gravity to hold said walls detachably seated in the adjacent portions of the channelsto support the bracket, said bracket being tiltable upwardly to disengage saidfw'alls from the channels and release the bracket for' adjustment longitudinally of the standard, and a movable member forming a closure for one end of the opening and constituting one of the said end walls.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, We have hereto aflixed our signatures. it CLARENCE A. BROWN; ROBERT WV. HOAG, 1 

